Summer, 1950 June 28, 1950 August 4- September 18, 1950 September 10- September 19 1950 November 27- December 13 1950 July 1951-July 1953 |
The Bodo League Massacre was a massacre and a war crime against communists and suspected sympathizers that occurred during the Korean War. The Bodo League was supposedly a "re-education" program, but it was called this only to cover up the mass executions of the communists and suspected sympathizers. The president of South Korea, Syngman Rhee, ordered these executions without trial. The massacre resulted in 100,000-200,000 deaths.
The Hangang Bridge Bombing was a bombing conducted by the South Korean Army to destroy the Hangang Bridge in Seoul, South Korea. At 2:30 am, the bridge was bombed without warning. The bridge was filled with 4,000 refugees when it was bombed, and between 500 and 1,000 refugees were killed. The South Korean government said 800 people died in the blast.
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a large scale battle between the United Nations and North Korea. This was one of the first major engagements of the Korean War. The American and South Korean forces had retreated to behind the Pusan Perimeter; the rest of the Korean Peninsula was in Northern Korea's control. The North Korean Army continued to attack the Pusan Perimeter for six weeks, but they could not break through. Eventually, the American and South Korean forces staged a counterattack (the Battle of Inchon), and forced the North Korean forces back.
Resulting in a decisive victory and a strategic turnaround in favor of the United Nations, was an amphibious invasion known as the Battle of Inchon. General MacArthur led this attack and it was the turning point of the war. He ordered an invasion behind the enemy lines at the port which surprised the North Koreans. It was in favor of the United Nations. Over 75,000 troops and 261 naval vessels. Within 2 weeks, the capitol of South Korea was recaptured and they retreated across the 38th parallel. MacArthur then pushed them North towards the Yalu river.
The Battle of Chosin Reservoir is one of the most well-known campaigns of the Korean War. The United Nations, consisting of the United States, South Korea and the United Kingdom fought China in the Chosin Reservoir area of North Korea. This battle was part of the Chinese Second Offensive to drive the United Nations out of North Korea. This campaign was mainly directed towards the 1st Marine Division of the United States X-Corps which had previously arrived in eastern North Korea and had moved inland in severe winter weather to a mountainous region near the reservoir. Although they succeeded in forcing the entire X-Corps to evacuate to South Korea from North Korea, they did not isolate and destroy the 1st Marine Division, which had been their objective. Instead, the Marines fought their way down a narrow, vulnerable road through many mountain passes and a bridged chasm until they reached the transport ships that were waiting at the coast.
After the first year of battling, the war reached a stalemate. American forces created a solid line of defense not far from the 38th parallel; this stopped Chinese and North Korean forces from advancing into South Korea. Over the years until the armistice signing, both sides continue to launch offensives to try to break through this defensive line, but neither side was very successful and this line dividing North and South Korea stayed pretty much the same through the signing of the armistice.
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